Released on March 9, 2004, it marks the band's return from a two-year hiatus and departure from Epic Records.

[1] The album's cover art features a man sporting ragged clothing and straw engorging much of his head.

The song "Free" became the album's single and started gaining national radio support by February 2004.

After an October concert that same year, guitarist Chris Weber suffered a seizure before being rushed to a hospital.

It was soon revealed that he had a meningioma brain tumor; Weber successfully underwent surgery on November 17.